The defendant in a criminal case (as opposed to a civil case) has to appear before the court. That is the condition of their bail. The alternative would be that they would be in a holding cell during the trial.

Trials take a very long time to process because judges adjourn to anything from 2 to 4 weeks without thinking much about it. It is most likely that there are less chambers and judges than the cases they get.

Failure to appear before the court results in a fine of 100-150dhs or something along these lines.

For example, lawyers often advise their clients to avoid going to court on the days of the verdict.

The reason for this is that if the verdict is against their client, they would not be held in a jail cell while the lawyer appeals the verdict.

It is most likely that the lawyer advised his client to not come to court.

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